Organisations eligible to join the federation
Organisations eligible to join the federation include all educational and research institutions. This covers all colleges, universities and research council funded establishments, and includes Local Authorities with responsibility for the schools sector. Other publicly funded bodies are also eligible for membership, subject to support from the relevant authorities.
Any commercial organisation which provides services to those sectors is also eligible to join the federation, but may require to be sponsored by a member organisation.
Since joining the federation entails making a legal agreement with the federation operator, any organisation which wishes to join must be a legal entity. This has implications.